SOLAR SYSTEM

UNIVERSE

ASTEROIDS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Our sun is a medium-sized star compared to other stars.
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Our Sun is an average sized star: there are smaller stars and larger stars, even up to 100 times larger. Many other solar systems have multiple suns, while ours just has one. Our Sun is 864, 000 miles in diameter and 10, 000 degrees Fahrenheit on the surface.

Detailed explanation-2: -The sun is a medium size star that appears larger and brighter than other stars because it is closer to us.

Detailed explanation-3: -Though sun is not the biggest or brightest star, it appears so because it is the nearest star from us. Since the distance is very less, it appears bigger and brighter. As the distance of other stars from us increases, their brightness and size appears to be less.

Detailed explanation-4: -Our sun is a medium star of average size and brightness. Our star, the sun, is average in terms of size and brightness. However, our star is extraordinarily important! Earth is the perfect distance from the sun. The sun provides heat and light to our planet, supporting life on Earth.

Detailed explanation-5: -Sun is also a star but it looks larger than other stars because other stars are millions of times farther away than sun. The largest known star in the universe know to us is UY Scuti whose radius is around 1700 times than that of our Sun. Thus, has a volume 5 billion times that of the Sun.

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